Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-13
VERY DELIBERATE,
The Courcil Last Evening
in Session.
Time ard Energy Expended Over a
Building p, rmit.- Routine
and Otherwise.

CITY council met last night after long
vacation. City Attorney Judge Dyer was
present, after long absence on his summers
vacation, end looked very much like he had
entered the council chamber much invigor-
| ated and ready for another years hard work
at council sessions.
There were present at roll call his bonor
Mayor Allen, Councilmen Healy, English,
| Derby, Harris, Buckridge and Kenyon. 1t
was lust quorum, which fact placed some
| doubt on any ordinance that might be in
tr, duced. as it would take unanl
nous vote, and that state OF at
fairs had been rather the exception than
! the rule. 1t was al o though that the long
vacation would jmpart more impetus to the
council and some of the members would be
| more careful about the Interests of the dear
people. The lobby was well filled with peo-
ple who Sea med to be interested over some
question ebout to be discussed.
Mr.. KENYON made his report on the finan-
ces Of the CITY which was rather favorable
showing.
Mr.. Buckridge, of Jail and police, moved
that the police judge be fenced off from the
"crowd of mortality which as rule visit
him on business days.
While the Judiciary was reporting the city
attorney stated that the city bad been sued
by Mir. s.Yahoo" who claimed that the city
had taken his property on South
| Lawrence avenue for street purposes
Without remuneration. The city attorney
thought the matter ought to be COM
promised.
Mr.. Healy-As councilman from the First
ward, don't like for the city attorney to
call one of my constituents ''yahoo." MI
Yobe has always given that land to the
street and don't think he can beat the city in
his little suit.
Mr.. Buckridge-Think people should be
compelled to pay before the load is weighed.
Think people ought to be compelled to pay
before the city weigher does the work.
) 1t was finally conceded that the matter
should be provided by the city weigher's
judgement.
Permission wss granted to erect scales on
South Fourth avenue in front Of lot fifty
seven.
The matter of erecting city scales on the
corner or Oak and Main streets was referred
to jail committee.
Mr.. Healy, as chairman Of the railroad
committee, introduced an ordinance to the
council char gipg the right of way OF the
Wichita and Su urban motor line. When
the clerk had read the same Mr.. Buckridge
moved that the o. dinance be referred TO the
railroad committee.
When the motion had been submitted Mr..
Dougl lass, attorney for the road, stated that
} The mattsr had been before the council for
some weeks and the people and company
we're anxious that it be settled.
Mr.. Healy stated that the ordinance should
not be objected to as the line is now being
built and the change was necessary owing tc
the fact that the route called for line
through the sto * yards.
> Mr.. Douglass-We are very anxious to
have this matter settled tonight. 1t has
been referred to that commit e at least five
weeks.
The motion prevailed, which seemed to
, carry out the prediction that it was bad
night for ordinances.
An ordinance was init oducsd asking tina!
a steam motor be not allowed used by tine
Wichita & Suburban motor line company
on Market street, south of Thirteenth street
but mule power.
Attorney Moore championed the ordi
nance, stating that the people along thu
n street had not in the first place desired the
motor line but since it had come it WA
desired that it be made as little offensive a.
possible. The steam motor made it unsaf,
for driving and horse power would be les
= Objectionable The line would hurt theprop
erty itself and he asked that the council pre-
serve the value of the property in that sec
ton. Not desiring motor line at all bu
since it had been granted he asked for relic
a in the way of mule power. He presented ;
petition which he said was signed by al
property owners along the line who were il
the city, asking that mule power be used.
Mr. Johnson--I move the ordinance be re
a ferTed to the railroad committee.
City Attorne, i don't see the use OF re
ferring this 1t must be settled sometime
don't see how the council can pass the ordir
ance in the face of the original ordinance
d / don't think the council has power to chang
e it. TIE ordinance introduced covers NOR
change of the original ordinance than tn
provision Of the orig nal ordinance allows
1t Mr.. Healy-I hold that We can make an,
change we wish under the present law.
Engli>h-It seems to me that we have a.
ready gone to far too allow the chauge intro
duced. This now takes the shape of cor
tract between the city and motor lin
% company.
b The motion carried.
Mr.. Healy-Tne Santa Fe don't r, cogniz
h that there are any streets in sWichita eros:
% iug their tracks from Douglas avenue sout
to Kellogg. They claim that they bough
the land since years ago and think we hav
l, no streets. think the council ought to loo
le up the matter and determine whether W
haze any streets there or not
n The matter was referred to the judiciar
k committee and city attorney.
D. Mr.. Harris-The principal part of the r,
port of the fire committee is the plans Of til
new engine house. The plans were submitte
y by Proudfoot S Bird. The building has
front of twenty feet, one hundred fee
~ deep, two stories high, with tower fifty
two feet high for drying hose, and costin
he 5000.
be It was moved to accept and adopt plan
y Mr.. Derby-I am in favor OF enoths
engine house. l would favor getting the 4
adjoining this building on the south so "